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What is the name of the biggest star on the Australian flag?
The Australian flag features the constellation known as the Southern Cross.
What is the star system on the Australia flag?
The Southern cross constellation.
How does the southern cross work?
The Southern Cross is a five star constellation. To find south, compare the positions of the South Celestial Pole and Archenar.
What constellation is the star of Bethlehem?
Crux - the Southern Cross. The Bethlehem Star could have been Alpha Crucis (Acrux).
What is the cross of carrine?
The Cross of Carrine is part of a southern cross constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Volans and Vela that contains the star Canopus. Canopus is the second-brightest star in the night sky, after Sirius.
Is the constellation 'Big Dipper' unique to the northern hemisphere?
There is no constellation like it in the Southern Hemisphere... but the Southern Cross points to where a South Star would be located, if one were visible.
The name of cluster of stars on New-Zealand flag?
The Stars on the New Zealand flag represent the Southern Cross Star constellation which is only visible in the Southern Hemisphere, and south of latitude 30 degrees in the Northern hemisphere. The formation actually omits the fifth star in the constellation.
What constellation looks like a cross?
The constellation known as the Southern Cross or Crux looks like a cross. It is composed of four main stars and one minor star, and is visible throughout the southern hemisphere and the lower latitudes of the northern hemisphere.
What is the third brightest star in the southern cross?
The Centaurus is the third largest star in the Southern Cross. The other two stars in the Southern Cross are named Alpha and Beta Centaurus.
What does the big star on the NZ flag mean?
The four stars symbolises the constellation 'the Southern Cross', represent the stars Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta. The Southern Cross is a prominent constellation in the southern hemisphere, and represents New Zealand's geographical position to the rest of the world.
What is the easiest star constellation to spot?
Depends on where you are. If you're in the Northern Hemisphere, it's going to be the Big Dipper or Ursa Major (that's the same constellation). In the Southern Hemisphere, it's the Southern Cross.
What name is given to the star in the right hand corner of the flag?
The Australian flag has a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, or Crux, on the right hand side. The star in the upper right corner is called Gacrux.
